AN APPROPRIATE NAME - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Our Daily Bread - Monday, May 24, 2016
by RBC Ministries

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AN APPROPRIATE NAME

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And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
-Matthew 1:21

THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
1 Chronicles 22-24
John 8:28-59

The name of the southeastern Asian nation of Indonesia is formed by combining two Greek words which together mean "island." That name is appropriate because Indonesia is made up of more than 17,500 islands spanning nearly 750,000 square miles. Indonesia - appropriate name for a nation of islands.
In the Bible, we find that people were often given names - sometimes at birth, sometimes later - that made a statement about them or their character. Barnabas, whose name means "son of encouragement," continually encouraged those he encountered. Jacob, whose name means "schemer," repeatedly manipulated people and situations for his own selfish ends.
And no one has ever been more appropriately named than Jesus. When the angel of the Lord spoke to Joseph about Mary's soon-to-be-born Son, he told Joseph, "You shall call His Name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins" (Matthew 1:21).
Jesus means "the Lord saves" and defines both who Jesus is and why He came. He was also called Immanuel, which means "God with us" (1:23). His Name reveals our eternal hope! - Bill Crowder
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear!
It soothes his sorrow, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear - Newton

The Name of Jesus is at the heart of our faith and hope.

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